Historical Events In 1976

Jun 09   On this day in history james A Farley, US Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88  

Jun 10   In the year 1976 67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome  

Jun 10   Adolph Zukor, Hungarian/US fur trader/movie producer, dies at 103 on this day in history.  

Jun 12   The Navy phased out the last C-117 (Douglas DC-3), perhaps the most famous transport plane of all time. The last C-117 was flown from Pensacola to Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the boneyard for obsolete military aircraft in the year 1976.  

Jun 13   On this day in history don Bolles, US journalist (against Arizona), dies  

Jun 14   On this day in history "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication)  

Jun 16   Francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed in the year 1976.  

Jun 16   On this day in history student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa  

Jun 19   US Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth on this day in history.  

Jun 23   CCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure (555 m) opens in the year 1976.  

Jun 25   Johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jun 28   Stanley Baker, actor (Accident, Guns of Navarone), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Jun 29   Leonora Summers, entertainer, dies in the year 1976.  

Jun 29   On this day in history seychelles gains independence from Britain  

Jun 30   A Naval Aviator tradition came to an end when brown shoes were stricken from the officers' and chiefs' uniforms. The tradition initially distinguished the Brown Shoe Navy of the aviators from the black shoes of the surface officers in the year 1976.  

Jul 01   Kenneth Gibson, is first black president of US Conference of Mayors in the year 1976.  

Jul 02   On this day in history formal reunification of North & South Vietnam  

Jul 02   Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual on this day in history.  

Jul 03   In the year 1976 103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid.  

Jul 03   Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58 in the year 1976.  

Jul 03   Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers in the year 1976.  

Jul 06   First women enter Naval Academy on this day in history.  

Jul 06   Soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station in the year 1976.  

Jul 07   Gustav Heinemann, German president, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jul 07   In the year 1976 viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars  

Jul 09   Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe on this day in history.  

Jul 11   In the Panama-Colombia Border Region, The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four hours later. Several injured and10 houses and 1 bridge were destroyed in the area on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72  

Jul 12   On this day in history ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72  

Jul 13   On this day in history courtmartial begins in USSR for Valeri Sablin  

Jul 13   Max Butting, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jul 14   On this day in history jimmy Carter wins Democratic pres nomination in NY  

Jul 15   36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren & their bus driver in Calif on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper was born in the year 1976.  

Jan 18   Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1976 birth of damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006  

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1976.  

Feb 29   Ja Rule, American rapper and actor was born in the year 1976.  

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of emma Barton, English actress  

Feb 29   Terrence Long, American baseball player was born in the year 1976.  

Jan 03   Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies in the year 1976.  

Jan 04   Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1976 mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies  

Jan 12   Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1976 margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53